Extra police officers will be on duty tomorrow ahead of Hull City's return Europa League tie with Belgian side Lokeren.
But a senior Humberside Police officer says the force will be adopting a "softly softly" approach to policing the event
Around 1,400 Lokeren fans are expected to be at the game at the KC Stadium.
Many are likely to arrive in Hull early tomorrow morning on board ferries from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam.
Chief Superintendent Tony Forbes said violent scenes after last week's first leg in Lokeren had prompted a re-think over arrangements for tomorrow.
"We are putting more officers on than we originally intended as a result of what happened last week in Belgium but I would stress it is only intended as a safety measure," he said.
"The vast majority of fans enjoyed themselves last week and I see no reason for that to change tomorrow.
"We will be on hand to do everything we can to ensure people have a good time and are safe. We want to encourage people to come to Hull, celebrate and have a great time."
He also confirmed mounted officers would be among additional resources being made available for the day.
Many travelling City fans have criticised the actions of Belgian police in Lokeren, including the deployment of a water cannon.
But Chief Supt Forbes said he favoured a more informal approach here.
"We will be doing what the British bobby does best, from telling folk what time it is if we are asked to giving people directions if they are wondering how to get to the stadium."
He said a decision on whether to provide an official escort for Lokeren fans from the city centre to the KC would be made on the day, depending on the situation on the ground.
